War Eagle

The War Eagle is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: War Eagle  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 48.83472, -119.62889

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War Eagle MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: War Eagle


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan


Land Status

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Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1902
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

Type: R
Description: The Palmer Mountain Greenstone Was Deposited Proximal To An Island Arc In A Convergent Continental Margin.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ON PALMER MOUNTAIN

Comment (Production): PRODUCED ORE WORTH $150,000 PRIOR TO 1902 (RINEHART AND FOX, 1972, P. 107).

Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS IN THE PERMIAN-TRIASSIC PALMER MOUNTAIN GREENSTONE.

Comment (Deposit): THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A 100 FOOT ADIT AND TWO 70-FT FRIFTS (RINEHART AND FOX, 1972, P. 107). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 P.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.

Reference (Deposit): RINEHART, C.D.; FOX, K.F., JR., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LOOMIS QUADRANGLE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 64, 124 P., 3 PL.


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